Stop the Power Sell Off campaign expands its lobby list

The electricity privatisation bills, Electricity Industry Restructuring Bill 2008 and the Community Infrastructure (Intergenerational) Fund Bill 2008, are still to be debated in the NSW Parliament.

Enough Labor MPs are expected to support Labor policy, which is to oppose the privatisation of the electricity industry, thus depriving the Iemma Government of it's usual majority. Consequently, Iemma is relying on Liberal and National support to pass their legislation.

The Liberals have set conditions, one of which is that the Auditor General report on the proposed privatisations before the privatisation bills are debated. Legislation allowing the Auditor General to make the necessary reports is currently (at June 19) before Parliament.

The Stop the Sell-Off Campaign continues to urge all opponents of privatisation to intensify their lobbying of Members of Parliament, either by ringing them, visiting them or emailing/faxing them.

A month ago we published a priority list of 14 Labor MPs plus Liberal Leader Barry O'Farrell.

We have now added more MPs, Liberal, National and Labor, to the priority list.

You can email the MPs on the priority list by using the template on the Stop the Sell-Off campaign website. You can amend the basic message as you wish. (Note: The camapign website is being upgraded soon.)

The MP's listed below include some who will oppose the sale, those that can be persuaded, and those that need to be shown where public support lies.

The new MPs on the priority list are:

• Constance, Andrew, Liberal, Bega, Phone (02) 6492 2056, Fax (02) 6492 3578, andrew.constance@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Hartcher, Chris, Liberal, Terrigal, Phone (02) 4365 1906, Fax (02) 4365 4768, terrigal@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Hancock, Shelley, Liberal, South Coast, Phone (02) 4421 0222, Fax (02) 4422 1180, southcoast@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Turner, Russell, National, Orange, Phone (02) 6362 5199, Fax (02) 6361 3922, orange@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Debnam, peter, Liberal, Vaucluse, Phone (02) 9369 3017, Fax (02) 9389 8050, peter.debnam@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Goward, Pru, Liberal, Phone (02) 4861 3623, Fax (02) 4861 3546, goulburn@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Baird, Mike, Liberal, Manly, Phone (02) 9976 2773, Fax (02) 9976 2993, manly@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Fraser, Andrew, National, Coffs Harbour, Phone (02) 6652 6500, Fax (02) 6652 7934, coffsharbour@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• George, Thomas, National, Lismore, Phone (02) 6621 3624, Fax (02) 6622 1403, lismore@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Souris, George, National, Upper Hunter, Phone (02) 6543 1065, Fax (02) 6543 1416, upperhunter@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Harwin, Don, MLC, Liberal, Phone (02) 9230 3519, Fax (02) 9230 3518, don.harwin@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Maguire, Daryl, Liberal, Wagga Wagga, Phone (02) 6921 1622, Fax (02) 6921 4424, waggawagga@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Gallacher, Michael, MLC, Liberal, Phone (02) 9230 2302, Fax (02) 9230 2980, michael.gallacher@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Smith, Greg, Liberal, Epping, Phone (02) 9877 0266, Fax (02) 9877 0405, epping@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Jodi McKay. ALP, Newcastle, Phone (02) 4926 1126, Fax (02) 4926 2134, newcastle@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Steve Whan, ALP, Monaro, Phone (02) 6299 4899, Fax (02) 6297 9998, monaro@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• D'Amore, Angela, ALP, Phone (02) 9713 2999, Fax (02) 9713 2911, drummoyne@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Khoshaba, ALP, Smithfield, Phone (02) 9756 4766, Fax (02) 9756 1544, smithfield@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Shearan, Allan, ALP, Londonderry, Phone (02) 9833 1122, Fax (02) 9623 1185, londonderry@parliament.nsw.gov.au

• O'Farrell, Liberal, Ku-ring-gai, Phone (02) 9487 8588, Fax (02) 9487 8550, LOP@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Andrews, Marie, ALP, Gosford, Phone (02) 4342 4122, Fax (02) 4341 2368, marie.andrews@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Ashton, Alan, ALP, East Hills, Phone (02) 9772 2774, Fax (02) 9792 1718, alan.ashton@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Borger, David, ALP, Granville, Phone (02) 9637 1656, Fax (02) 9897 1434, david.borger@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Burton, Cherie, ALP, Kogarah, Phone (02) 9587 9684, Fax (02 ) 9588 7138, cherie.burton@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Collier, Barry, ALP, Miranda, Phone (02) 9525 6378, Fax (02) 9540 2517, barry.collier@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Coombs, Robert, ALP, Swansea, Phone (02) 4972 1133, Fax (02) 4972 1494, robert.coombs@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Corrigan, Geoff, ALP, Camden, Phone (02) 4655 3333, Fax (02) 4655 3325, camden@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Costa, Phillip, ALP, Wollondilly, Phone (02) 4683 2622, Fax (02) 4683 2595, phillip.costa@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Gadiel, Tanya, ALP, Parramatta, Phone (02) 9891 4722, Fax (02) 9891 5618, tanya.gadiel@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Harris, David, ALP, Wyong, Phone (02) 4397 1000, Fax (02) 4397 1012, david.harris@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• McBride, Grant, ALP, The Entrance, Phone (02) 4334 1012, Fax (02) 4334 3840, grant.mcbride@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• McDonald, Andrew, ALP, Macquarie Fields, Phone (02) 9608 8991, Fax (02) 9608 0606, andrew.mcdonald@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Megarrity, Alison, ALP, Menai, Phone (02) 9825 3653, Fax (02) 9825 4861, amegarr@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Morris, Matthew, ALP, Charlestown, Phone (02) 4942 1242, Fax (02) 4942 1060, matthew.morris@parliament.nsw.gov.au
• Terenzini, Frank, ALP, Maitland, Phone (02) 4933 1617, Fax (02) 4933 4782, fterenzini@parliament.nsw.gov.au

If your local MP or MLC is not on the priority list and you want to lobby them anyway, the complete list is on the NSW Parliament website.